With 3.5 kilometres runway, the airport under construction beats the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (3Km) and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (2.8Km).
Speaking during the governors inspection on Monday,the Project Supervisor of the company handling the project, Aeronautical Engineering and Technical Services, Eng. Abubakar Abuyaro said that largest part of the work on the airport is on the runway, which progress has been slowed by the heavy rain witnessed so far in the year.
According to Abuyaro, that majority of the excavation work that needed to be done could not be carried out during the rainy season in order to ensure a quality job.
“Fifty percent of the earthwork on the runway, which is the most important part of the job, has been achieved. Rainy season is gradually going to an end.
“As soon as rainfall subsides, work will definitely go at a high speed in the airport, which after completion, is going to be one of the best airports in the country,” Abuyari said.
The engineer explained that a solid base is needed for the 3.5 kilometres runway, which he said will be the longest in the country.
He disclosed that all the hydraulic structures, which form the drainages and culverts for the runway, are being constructed now in other to speed up the job.
He stated further that the form work for the precast drainages are already on ground and casting work is going on everyday so as to speed up job when the rain stops.
Engr. Abuyaro noted that when completed, the airport will be one of the best and one with the longest runway in the country, saying that the length of the runway of an airport determines the type of aircraft the airport can accommodate.
He said that the MKO International Airport is being built to accommodate the Boeing 737 aircraft series.
He assured government that the airport, which will also accommodate cargo air crafts, will be completed and delivered by May 2014.
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